​Codes & Permits

The Lake Saint Louis Fire Protection District provides commercial new construction building and fire code inspections, building plan reviews, issuance of permits, annual fire prevention inspections of all commercial properties and occupancy permit inspections for both commercial and residential properties

​Building & Fire Codes

The building and fire codes adopted by the Lake Saint Louis Fire Protection District provides minimum standards to safeguard the public safety, health and general welfare relative to building construction, to provide a reasonable level of life safety and property protection from fire and other hazards in buildings, structures and premises and to provide safety to fire fighters and emergency responders during emergency operations.The following codes are adopted and enforced by the Lake Saint Louis Fire Protection District:

Before a permit is issued , projects are reviewed for compliance with the building and fire codes, as applicable.​

Building Permits

Residential ConstructionIn 2003 the Fire District, in a cooperative effort with the City of Lake Saint Louis, discontinued the issuance of building permits and the conducting of inspections on residential new construction within the corporate city boundaries of the City of Lake Saint Louis, leaving these responsibilities strictly with the City to perform.

Commercial Construction​A building permit is required for all new construction and for certain alterations or repair of existing buildings.

A fee for plan examination, building permits and inspections must be paid in accordance with Appendix 2 of Ordinance No. 51.

Occupancy PermitsWhenever there is a change in ownership or occupancy of a building or structure, or any portion thereof, the owner must notify the Fire District at least tow (2) business days in advance of the change in occupancy. The Fire District will then schedule and conduct an inspection of the building or structure for the purposes of ascertaining and causing to be corrected any violations of the provisions of the Fire Code of the Fire District.

The change in occupancy permit of commercial and residential occupancies will be made upon receipt of a fee of Seventy Five Dollars ($75.00).

If no violations of the provisions of the Fire Code, or upon correction of all noted violations, the Fire District will issue an occupancy permit, which is valid until the next change of ownership or occupancy, unless revoked by the Fire District for reasons as set forth in the Fire Code or the Building Code of the Fire District.

Commercial Inspections​Each commercial structure or building, and each business occupancy within said structure or building must be inspected at least once each 6 month period by the Fire District for the purposes of ascertaining and causing to correct violations of the Fire Code or the Building Code of the Fire District.

The annual commercial inspection will be made without charge. One follow-up inspection to ensure that violations have been corrected will also be made without charge. Additional follow-up inspections to ensure that violations have been corrected will be made upon receipt of a fee of Twenty-Five Dollars ($25.00).

If not violations are noted, or upon correction of all noted violations, the code official will issue a Business Occupancy Permit, which will be valid until the next inspection is made or eight (8) months after issuance, whichever is greater. The Business Occupancy Permit must be prominently displayed in a public area within the occupancy.

Open Burning PermitsA permit is required for open burning on any public street, alley, road or other public or private ground within the boundaries of the Lake Saint Louis Fire Protection District. Such open burning includes, but is not limited to:

bonfires

trash

yard waste

land clearing

construction materials

Unauthorized open burning will result in fire personnel being dispatched to your location to extinguish the fire. A permit will not be issued on-site for unauthorized open burning.

An application for open burning must be submitted in writing not less than ten (10) business days before such burning is to take place.

A permit for open burning will not be issued until receipt of a fee of one hundred dollars ($100.00).

An inspector with the Fire District will call to schedule a time to come out to look at the area where you are wanting to burn.​The inspector will leave the burn permit with you after they have completed a satisfactory on-site inspection.

Please contact us at 636-561-9200 or lslfire@lslfire.com with any questions regarding codes, permits and/or inspections.